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No. 553,591. 'Patented Jan. 28, 1896.

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UNTTED STATES- PLATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT o. MOGUIRE, OE riTTsBuRo., PENNsYLvANiA, AssieNoR OE 'Two- TrnRDs To HARRY s. ERIOKELL AND THOMAS E. KIRK, JR., OE SAME PLACE.

FENDER FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,591, dated January 28, 1896.

Application iiled August 28,

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Be it known that l, ROBERT C. MOGUIRE, a

yresident of Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful 'Improvement in Fenders for Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, an d exact description thereof.

My invention relates to fenders or guards for street-railway cars, its object being to provide a quick-acting device which will prevent the body of a person struck thereby from getting beneath the trucks.

My invention comprises, generally stated, an outer swinging fender projecting in front of the car at an incline and approximately the width of said car, adapted to travel at a suitable distance from the track, and an inner swinging fender below said outer fender, and connections between said fenders whereby when said outer fender is raised the inner fender is lowered to the track to prevent the object encountered from getting under the trucks.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of the front portion of a car with my fender applied thereto, and

Fig. 2 is a like view showing the fender in operation. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4L is a plan view. Fig. 5 is a view of one of the supporting-brackets.

Like lettersindicate like parts in each.

The frame of the Outer fender, a, may be constructed of wrought -iron or galvanized pipe, and said pipe is preferably incased in rubber or other suitable cushioning material to prevent bruising of the person struck thereby. The fender d is also provided with the netting d.

The manner of attaching. the fender a to the body of the car c may vary according to the style of car. In the car illustrated the rear cross-bar, d', of the fender a is j ournaled in a suitable support o on the bottom of the car, at about the middle thereof. The ends of said cross-bar a' are journaled in suitable bearings c on the car-body.

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ln order to support the fender ca at the desired angle, so that the front cross-bar, a2, will be at the proper distance from the track, I employ the brackets f. p These brackets are bolted to the body of the car and have the downwardly-inclined faces f upon which the upper ends of the side bars a3 of said fender a rest. The inclined faces f have the grooves f2 formed therein to receive the upper ends of the side bars as, said grooves acting to steady said fender and prevent lateral movement of same. Furthermore said brackets f have the grooves g, within which the ends of the crossbar CL2 rest.

In the rear of and below the outer fender, a, is the inner fender, h, which may be constructed of the same material as the fender a, but said inner fender, h, is formed with the side bars h slightly bent, so that when the netting t is attached to the fender and said fender is lowered the body of the person can be received onto the netting. The outer fender, a, may also be of the same shape as the inner fender, h, if it is found desirable. The inner fender, h, is formed with the cranks h2, and said fender is j ournaled in suitable bearings Zon the carbody. The ends of the cranks h2 are connected by the rear cross-bar, h3, which acts as a rocking shaft, and it will be so termed throughout the specication. The front crossbar, h4, is provided with the idle-roller h5, formed of rubber or other suitable material.

On the cross-bar a4 of the outer fender, a, are the rearwardly-projecting rods m, which engage the rocking shaft h3 of the inner fender, h. As said rods m act to hold said fender h in its elevated position until the outer fender, a, is raised, said rods have the recesses m' formed at the inner ends thereof. When the fender h is in its elevated position the rocking shaft 71,3 ts in said recesses m' on the rods m. The recesses m support the fender h in its elevated position, but said recesses are of such a depth as to permit of the release of said rocking shaft h3 upon a slight upward movement on the part of said outer fender, a. The inner ends of said rods fm are provided with the ngers m2, said lingers being upwardly and forwardly inclined, so that when the outer fender, a, is being lowered to its normal position the said lingers m2, moving in IOO contact with the rocking shaft h3, will act to gradually elevate the inner fender, 72., and bring the rocking shaft h3 into engagement with the recesses m, whereupon said fender 7L is held in its elevated position.

Then myimproved fender is in use its normal position will be such as shown in Figs. l and 2. If in this position it comes in contact with the erect body of a person, ordinarily the body will fall back onto the netting of the outer fender, a. In ease, however, the body be thrown forward the front cross-bar, CL2, Inoving in contact therewith, will be elevated. This elevation of the front cross-bar, d2, will throw down the inner ends of the rods m and release the rockin g shaft 72,3 of the inner fender, 7l., from engagement with the recesses 1n. The weight of the fender h itself will cause the same to drop until the roller h5 travels in Contact with the surface of the track. In this manner the body, passing beneath the outer fender, a, is immediately received onto the inner fender, 7L, and is prevented from getting beneath the truck. Then it is desired to bring the fender again to its normal position the outer fender, a, is forced down, whereupon the rods m will be raised and the fingers 'm2, acting on the rocking shaft h3, will raise the fender 72,.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a ear of an outer swinging fender, an inner swinging fender, rearwardly extending rods on said outer fender, said rods having upwardly and forwardly inclined fingers at the inner ends thereof, and a rocking-shaft at the rear of said inner fender, said fingers moving in contact with said rockingshaft when said outer fender is raised or lowered, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with a car, of an outer swinging fender, an inner swinging fender, rearwardly extending rods on said outer fender, said rods having upwardly and forwardly inclined iingers and recesses at the inner ends thereof, and a rocking-shaft at the rear of said inner fender, said fingers movin gin contact with said rocking-shaft when said outer fender is raised or lowered, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I, the said ROBERT (l. MCGUIRE, have hereunto set my hand.

RoBT. D. TOTTEN, ROBERT C. TOTTEN. 

